Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Omaha
1,330 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–OMA arrive on time 87% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate87%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.2%of scheduled flights
based on 408 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time87%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.2%Flights408
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline76%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)6%
- Late aircraft16%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly LAX → OMA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 89% on time.
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 550 flights
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 427 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 30 min · 232 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 70 min · 72 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 83% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 164 flights · limited
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 179 flights · limited
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 200 flights
- Sundays88% on time · p90 15 min · 187 flights · limited
- Fridays88% on time · p90 15 min · 180 flights · limited
- Mondays85% on time · p90 30 min · 177 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 194 flights · limited
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